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May 2024 · 3 minute read

What is Chaz Bono’s Net Worth?

Chaz Bono, the child of entertainers Sonny Bono and Cher, is an American writer, musician, and actor who has a net worth of $800 thousand.

Bono is a prominent member of the trans community and has publicly documented his transition experience.

Early Life and Education

Born on March 4, 1969 in Los Angeles, California, Chastity Sun Bono is the only child of Cher and Sonny Bono, who were a popular duo in the music industry. During his childhood, Bono appeared on his parents’ TV variety show. Later, he attended the Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts in New York City.

Coming Out

At the age of 13, Bono realized he was gay. He came out to his parents as a lesbian when he turned 18.

Bono’s Early Music Career and Reality TV Appearances

Bono was a member of the band Ceremony in the early 1990s, playing guitar and percussion and writing the majority of the band’s songs. The band released one album, “Hang Out Your Poetry,” in 1993, which received mixed reviews. Ceremony eventually disbanded.

Bono later appeared on reality shows “Celebrity Fit Club 3” in 2006, serving as team captain, and “Dancing with the Stars” in 2011. Bono’s appearance on “Dancing with the Stars” marked the first time an openly transgender man appeared on a major network television show for a purpose unrelated to being transgender.

Chaz Bono’s LGBTQ Activism and Transition Process

In 1995, Chaz Bono publicly came out as a lesbian and became a writer for “The Advocate,” a national gay and lesbian magazine. He also wrote a book, “Family Outing,” which provided advice and support for individuals struggling with the coming out process.

Bono was a spokesperson for the Human Rights Campaign and promoted National Coming Out Day. He campaigned against the Defense of Marriage Act and served on the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation. He also campaigned for the reelection of Bill Clinton.

In 2009, Bono began transitioning from female to male and legally changed his name to Chaz Bono in 2010. He documented much of his transition process in the film “Becoming Chaz,” which premiered at Sundance Film Festival and was acquired by the Oprah Winfrey Network.

Bono’s Relationships and Family

Bono had a good relationship with his parents, though his relationship with his father, Sonny, became strained due to their political views. Their relationship worsened to the point of not speaking to one another and the two had not spoken in over a year at the time that Sonny died in the fatal skiing accident in January of 1998.

When Bono was in his 20s, he began a relationship with Joan Stephens, a friend of his mothers who was about 20 years his senior. It was his first lesbian relationship but ended in tragedy after Stephens died from non-Hodgkins lymphoma.

Bono went on to have other relationships and began dating former child star, Shara Blues Mathes, in 2019.

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